Beyond the Campus...Reaching the World
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching." Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
Thanks
to the hard work of DisicpleMakers' Board of Directors, the
DiscipleMakers Alumni Network
has gone live! The network will further DiscipleMakers' vision of
reaching the world for Christ through its graduates across the globe.
Many being DM
Alumni themselves, the Board noted, "For students who have
graduated from DiscipleMakers
fellowships, reaching the campus has grown into reaching the world.
This holds significant challenges: friends are dispersed, faith is
challenged in new ways, and free time has become ever more elusive.
But the command remains, 'Go therefore and make disciples of all
nations' (Matt. 28:19).”
The
Board envisions that the Network will enable the ministry “to
'return and visit the brothers in every city where we
proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are' (Acts 15:36)
and to provide Alumni with the opportunity to become partners in
DiscipleMakers student ministry...” Whether involved
personally or financially, it is the Board's hope that the network
provides “Fellowship, encouragement and training to the Alumni...as
they continue to live as ambassadors of Christ in their jobs,
neighborhoods, families, and churches in order to reach the world for
the glory of Christ!"
One
way the Board is bringing Alumni together is through Facebook,
a strategic, powerful, web-based social networking tool.
DiscipleMakers
Staff participate in the network and recruit graduating seniors,
continuing
their investment in them. The DM
Special Projects Team is also creating a website to connect visiting
Alumni. The Lord is using these resources and our passion to advance
His kingdom on campus and beyond.
